Jungle News

Brussels -
Belgium on Tuesday said it had temporarily reintroduced border controls with France to halt the arrival of migrants from the Calais "Jungle" camp, in a new blow to the EU's passport-free travel area.

Calais -
A French court on Tuesday postponed a ruling on the demolition of half the "Jungle" refugee camp in Calais, while Belgium reinstated border controls fearing an influx of migrants from the camp.

A couple, aged in their sixties, have become trapped in an Amazon ravine in the heart of Brazil's remote jungle. The couple still have use of a satellite phone and have reported their plight back to relatives in the UK.

As the world warms, scientists urgently seek answers to the Amazon puzzle. Julio Tota stood atop a 60-meter steel tower in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, watching the air flowing over an unbroken green canopy stretching as far as the eye could see.

RIO DE JANEIRO (dpa) - The Amazon jungle - the green lung of the earth - is in dire straits. Ten years after the Rio Summit the forest is dying as quickly as ever, despite all the good intentions expressed and the conservation projects set up.
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